Monthly Meetings

Flyer for the September 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation on Cape Girardeau's Civil War fortifications titled 'The Fortress City'

September 2026 Monthly Meeting

Four Forts, One Mission: Protecting Cape Girardeau In the heat of the Civil War, Cape Girardeau was transformed into a “Fortress City.” To protect this vital river port, Union forces...

Flyer for the August 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation on General Nathan Bedford Forrest and the December of 1862 Raid.

August 2026 Monthly Meeting

Cavalry, Strategy, and Sabotage: The Raid that Shook the Union In December 1862, General Nathan Bedford Forrest launched a daring raid into West Tennessee that would cement his reputation as...

Flyer for the July 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation on 'Letters Home from World War II: St. Louis' by speaker and author Christopher Alan Gordon.

July 2026 Monthly Meeting

Letters Home from World War II: St. Louis Join us for a journey through the hidden histories of St. Louis during WWII. The Stoddard County Historical Society and The Stars...

Promotional flyer for the June 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation by Paul Arnold titled 'Scoundrel of the Swamp: Uncovering Captain Leeper's Brutal Legacy'.

June 2026 Monthly Meeting

Scoundrel of the Swamp: Uncovering Captain Leeper’s Brutal Legacy Join us for a gripping presentation as we delve into the chilling legacy of Captain William T. Leeper, a notorious Civil...

Promotional flyer for the May 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation by Logan Lowery titled "Relive the Rebel Ambush of 1862! The Skirmish of St. Francisville".

May 2026 Monthly Meeting

A Deadly Ambush: The Skirmish at St. Francisville History isn't just in textbooks—it happened right in our backyard. On February 24 & 25, 1862, the quiet of St. Francisville was...

Promotional flyer for the April 2026 Stoddard County Historical Society monthly meeting featuring a presentation by Brian Derton titled "It was News before it was History" about the journalistic legacy of Tom Allen and the Marble Hill Press.

April 2026 Meeting

Join the Stoddard County Historical Society on March 19 at 6 p.m. for a special presentation on the military and civilian struggles of the Civil War in Southeast Missouri.